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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

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Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

435exact KJV occurrences 268Old Testament 167New Testament 50books containing the word 20mapped Strong's IDs 403occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 1:5

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Revelation 22:13

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where first appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

Genesis 1412 verses Exodus 2216 verses Leviticus 1515 verses Numbers 6462 verses Deuteronomy 1515 verses Joshua 44 verses Judges 76 verses 1 Samuel 22 verses 2 Samuel 77 verses 1 Kings 55 verses 1 Chronicles 1917 verses 2 Chronicles 1714 verses Ezra 1310 verses Nehemiah 33 verses Esther 33 verses Job 22 verses Proverbs 11 verses Isaiah 88 verses Jeremiah 1010 verses Ezekiel 1411 verses Daniel 1313 verses Hosea 22 verses Joel 11 verses Amos 11 verses Micah 11 verses Haggai 22 verses Zechariah 33 verses Matthew 2624 verses Mark 1715 verses Luke 2120 verses John 1212 verses Acts 1313 verses Romans 77 verses 1 Corinthians 99 verses 2 Corinthians 22 verses Galatians 11 verses Ephesians 33 verses Philippians 11 verses 1 Thessalonians 22 verses 2 Thessalonians 11 verses 1 Timothy 77 verses 2 Timothy 44 verses Titus 22 verses Hebrews 1414 verses James 11 verses 1 Peter 11 verses 2 Peter 22 verses 1 John 11 verses Jude 11 verses Revelation 1917 verses
ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

HebrewH1121
בֵּן

bên · bane

51 times translated as this KJV form4,878 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

Strong's KJV usage: afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ( ) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, (young) bullock, (young) calf, × came up in, child, colt, × common, × corn, daughter, × of first, firstborn, foal, very fruitful, postage, × in, kid, lamb, ( ) man, meet, mighty, nephew, old, ( ) people, rebel, robber, × servant born, × soldier, son, spark, steward, stranger, × surely, them of, tumultuous one, valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Exodus 12:5Strong's last: Ezekiel 46:13

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HebrewH259
אֶחָד

ʼechâd · ekh-awd'

36 times translated as this KJV form942 total Strong's occurrences

a

properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

Strong's KJV usage: a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), eleven, every, few, first, highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Genesis 1:5Strong's last: Haggai 1:1

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HebrewH7218
רֹאשׁ

rôʼsh · roshe

6 times translated as this KJV form598 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

Strong's KJV usage: band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, × every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), × lead, × poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: 1 Chronicles 12:9Strong's last: Amos 6:7

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GreekG746
ἀρχή

archḗ · ar-khay'

3 times translated as this KJV form58 total Strong's occurrences

(properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank)

Strong's KJV usage: :--beginning, corner, (at the, the) first (estate), magistrate, power, principality, principle, rule.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Acts 26:4Strong's last: Hebrews 5:12

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GreekG1207
δευτερόπρωτος

deuteróprōtos · dyoo-ter-op'-ro-tos

1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences

second-first, i.e. (specially) a designation of the Sabbath immediately after the Paschal week (being the second after Passover day, and the first of the seven Sabbaths intervening before Pentecost)

Strong's KJV usage: :--second … after the first.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Luke 6:1Strong's last: Luke 6:1

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GreekG4295
πρόκειμαι

prókeimai · prok'-i-mahee

1 times translated as this KJV form5 total Strong's occurrences

to lie before the view, i.e. (figuratively) to be present (to the mind), to stand forth (as an example or reward)

Strong's KJV usage: :--be first, set before (forth).

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: 2 Corinthians 8:12Strong's last: 2 Corinthians 8:12

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HebrewH2490
חָלַל

châlal · khaw-lal'

1 times translated as this KJV form141 total Strong's occurrences

v

properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)

Strong's KJV usage: begin (× men began), defile, × break, defile, × eat (as common things), × first, × gather the grape thereof, × take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: 1 Samuel 14:35Strong's last: 1 Samuel 14:35

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HebrewH6440
פָּנִים

pânîym · paw-neem'

1 times translated as this KJV form2,083 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

Strong's KJV usage: accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, × as (long as), at, battle, because (of), beseech, countenance, edge, employ, endure, enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, × him(-self), honourable, impudent, in, it, look(-eth) (-s), × me, meet, × more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), × on, open, out of, over against, the partial, person, please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, regard, right forth, serve, × shewbread, sight, state, straight, street, × thee, × them(-selves), through ( -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), upon, upside ( down), with(-in, -stand), × ye, × you.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: 2 Samuel 3:13Strong's last: 2 Samuel 3:13

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Strong's data is a concordance/lexical reference layer. Scripture context controls interpretation. Lexical source data is shown separately from future TWBC editorial teaching.

EVERY OCCURRENCE

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435 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

Daniel 7:24
H6933

And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.

Daniel 8:1
H8462

In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.

Daniel 8:21
H7223

And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

Daniel 9:1
H259

In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;

Daniel 9:2
H259

In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

Daniel 10:4
H7223

And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel;

Daniel 10:12
H7223

Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.

Daniel 11:1
H259

Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.

Hosea 2:7
H7223

And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.

Hosea 9:10
no direct Strong's tag

I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.

Joel 2:23
H7223

Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.

Amos 6:7
H7218

Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.

Micah 4:8
H7223

And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.

Haggai 1:1
H259

In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,

Haggai 2:3
H7223

Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?

Zechariah 6:2
H7223

In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;

Zechariah 12:7
H7223

The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah.

Zechariah 14:10
H7223

All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.

Matthew 5:24
G4412

Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Matthew 6:33
G4412

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matthew 7:5
G4412

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

Matthew 8:21
G4412

And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

Matthew 10:2
G4413

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Matthew 12:29
G4412

Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.

Matthew 12:45
G4413

Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

first

FIRST, adjective furst. [See fare and for.]

1. Advanced before or further than any other in progression; foremost in place; as the first man in a marching company or troop is the man that precedes all the rest. Hence,

2. Preceding all others in the order of time. Adam was the first man. Cain was the first murderer. Monday was the first day of January.

3. Preceding all others in numbers or a progressive series; the ordinal of one; as, 1 is the first number.

4. Preceding all others in rank, dignity or excellence. Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece. Burke was one of the first geniuses of his age. Give God the first place in your affections.

FIRST, adverb furst.

1. Before any thing else in the order of time.

Adam was first formed, then Eve. 1 Timothy 2:1.

2. Before all others in place or progression.

Let the officers enter the gate first

3. Before any thing else in order of proceeding or consideration. first let us attend to the examination of the witnesses.

4. Before all others in rank. He stands or ranks first in public estimation.

At first at the first as the beginning or origin.

FIRST or last, at one time or another; at the beginning or end.

And all fools and lovers first or last.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

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